作者：DENNY, MARK 出版社：JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PR 出版日期：2010年05月06日 語言：英文 ISBN：9780801894367 裝訂：精裝
內容簡介TOPEVER WONDER HOW A GRACEFUL AND SLENDER BRIDGE CAN SUPPORT ENORMOUS LOADS OVER TRULY ASTONISHING SPANS? WHY DOMES AND FREE-STANDING ARCHES SURVIVE EARTHQUAKES THAT FLATTEN THE REST OF A CITY?PHYSICIST MARK DENNY LOOKS AT THE LARGE STRUCTURES AROUND US -- TALL BUILDINGS, LONG BRIDGES, AND BIG DAMS -- AND EXPLAINS HOW THEY WERE DESIGNED AND BUILT AND WHY THEY SOMETIMES COLLAPSE, TOPPLE, OR BURST. DENNY USES CLEAR, ACCESSIBLE LANGUAGE TO EXPLAIN THE PHYSICS BEHIND SUCH ICONIC STRUCTURES AS THE PARTHENON, THE EIFFEL TOWER, THE FORTH RAIL BRIDGE IN EDINBURGH, AND HOOVER DAM. HIS FRIENDLY APPROACH ALLOWS READERS TO APPRECIATE THE CORE PRINCIPLES THAT KEEP THESE ENGINEERING MARVELS UPRIGHT WITHOUT HAVING TO MASTER COMPLEX MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS. EMPLOYING HISTORY, HUMOR, AND SIMPLE PHYSICS TO CONSIDER SUCH TOPICS AS WHEN TO USE SCREWS OR NAILS, WHAT TRUSSES ARE, WHY IRON BEAMS ARE OFTEN I-SHAPED, AND WHY MEDIEVAL CATHEDRALS HAVE BUTTRESSES, DENNY SUCCEEDS ONCE AGAIN IN MAKING PHYSICS FUN. PRAISE FOR MARK DENNY"DENNY’S WRY HUMOR IS FUN TO READ AND MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD." -- MARK KIDGER, AUTHOR OF ASTRONOMICAL ENIGMAS"DENNY LARGELY SHEDS THE COMPLEXITY OF MATHEMATICAL CONSTRUCTS, DISTILLING THEIR MOST SALIENT FEATURES INTO A MORE QUALITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF RADAR AND SONAR SYSTEMS." -- CHOICE"INDEED, DENNY’S WRITING IS ANYTHING BUT DRY AND BORING. HE ADEPTLY EXPLAINS COMPLEX SUBJECT MATTER AND DOES SO WITH RELATIVELY SIMPLE LANGUAGE AND MINIMAL USE OF SYMBOLIC NOTATION." -- BAT RESEARCH NEWS
作者：Perko, Howard A., Ph.D.出版社：John Wiley & Sons Inc 出版日期：2009年10月19日 語言：英文 ISBN：9780470404799裝訂：精裝內容簡介topLess invasive than a traditional poured foundation, using helical piles as a foundat ...
作者：Marzollo, Jean/ Moffatt, Judith (ILT)出版社：Scholastic 出版日期：1996年10月01日 語言：英文 ISBN：0590847783裝訂：平裝內容簡介topAn early reader on the benefits of fire and fire safety explains how fire is used fo ...
作者：Das, Braja M./ Ramana, G. V.出版社：Cengage Learning 出版日期：2010年01月01日 語言：英文 ISBN：9780495411345裝訂：精裝內容簡介topPRINCIPLES OF SOIL DYNAMICS is an unparalleled reference book designed for an introd ...
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